List of tunnels in Nepal

This list of tunnels in Nepal includes any road and waterway tunnels.

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Tunnel Diameter (m) Start location End location Length (m) Type Construction year Reference
Melamchi Water Supply Project (Longest in Nepal) 3.70 Melamchi Sundarijal 25,915 Drinking water supply 2021 [1]
Bheri Babai Diversion Multipurpose Project 12,000 Irrigation 2019 [2]
Churia Tunnel (oldest tunnel in Nepal) Hetauda Amlekhganj 500 Transport 1917 [3]
Upper Tamakoshi Hydroelectric Project Dolakha District 8400 Hydropower 2017 [4]
Kulekhani III 4221 Hydropower 2013 [5]
Tinau Hydropower Plant Butwal 2462 Hydropower 1978 [6]
Mai Hydropower Station 3.80 Ilam 2198 Hydropower 2015 [7]
Nagdhunga tunnel 7.0 Kathmandu 2380 Transport 2023 (scheduled) [8]
Chameliya Khola Hydropower Station 5.2 Darchula district 4067 Hydropower [9]
Khimti I Hydropower Plant 4.0 Dolakha District 7900 Hydropower 1996 [10]
Hewa Khola-A Hydroelectric Project 3.20 Panchthar district 3929 Hydropower 2012 [11]
Upper Madi Hydropower Station 3.20 Kaski district 3920 Hydropower 2016 [12]

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References

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  1. ^ Light at the end of the Melamchi tunnel | Nepali Times. (n.d.). Retrieved April 7, 2021, from https://www.nepalitimes.com/here-now/light-at-the-end-of-the-melamchi-tunnel/ Archived 2021-01-20 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "About Project :: Bheri Babai Diversion Multipurpose Project (BBDMP)". Archived from the original on 2020-07-02. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
  3. ^ Gartoula, Gopal. "Nepal's first, and forgotten, tunnel". Archived from the original on 2019-11-16. Retrieved 2021-04-08.
  4. ^ Sureis (2017-11-20). "Breakthrough in Upper Tamakoshi hydro-electric project". The Himalayan Times. Archived from the original on 2020-09-22. Retrieved 2021-04-08.
  5. ^ "Tunnel work complete at Nepal's 14-MW Kulekhani 3 hydropower plant". Hydro Review. 2013-07-31. Archived from the original on 2021-05-06. Retrieved 2021-04-08.
  6. ^ Summary ReportTechnical Assistance for Developing an Enabling Policy Environment to Accelerate Development of Clean Energy Through Mini and Small Hydropower in Nepal. Practical Action Consulting Ltd. 2017. p. 11.
  7. ^ "Sanima Mai Hydropower Limited". Archived from the original on 2020-08-21. Retrieved 2021-04-08.
  8. ^ Sen, Sandeep (2020-12-25). "Construction of Nagdhunga tunnel starts". The Himalayan Times. Archived from the original on 2021-01-17. Retrieved 2021-04-08.
  9. ^ Shrestha, Pawan Kumar; Panthi, Krishna Kanta; Basnet, Chhatra Bahadur (2013). "Analysis of Squeezing Phenomenon in the Headrace Tunnel of Chameliya Project, Nepal". Hydro Nepal: Journal of Water, Energy and Environment. 13: 44–51. doi:10.3126/hn.v13i0.10039. hdl:11250/2458120. ISSN 2392-4101. Archived from the original on 2020-08-18. Retrieved 2021-04-08.
  10. ^ "Khimti Power Plant". Archived from the original on 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2021-04-08.}
  11. ^ "Hewa Khola 'A' Hydroelectric Project". Archived from the original on 2020-02-20. Retrieved 2021-04-08.
  12. ^ "Upper Madi Hydropower Project". Archived from the original on 2021-01-23. Retrieved 2021-04-08.